There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane EDI - SKD
14h 59m$334–664Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane EDI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
15h 24m$325–549Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MAN - SKD
15h 13m$437–1,248Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GLA - SKD
25h 14m$474–1,502
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which costs $330 - $700 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which takes 14h 59m and costs $330 - $700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Samarkand is 5313 km.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:24 PM in Edinburgh and 7:24 PM in Samarkand.
There are 605+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Unilode, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–350
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
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